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A mystery set on an anthrax testing island

Anthrax is the thrilling debut novel by D  L  Marshall, centring around the Anthrax testing island of Gruinard. A mixture of fact and fiction, this...

A gripping page-turner in the hunt for a killer

Set in St Andrews this crime novel, What They Knew, is a real page turner – although it may not be one to read just...

The intriguing real life story of former MP Maria Fyfe

‘From council house to the House of Commons,’ the feeling roused by this quote is amplified the further you delve into Singing In The Streets....

How to celebrate Robert Burns – 365 days of the year

Robert Burns is world renowned as Scotland’s greatest poet and lyricist. Pauline MacKay was thus inspired to create ‘Burns for Every Day of the Year’...

Loop and Scoop to open a second ice cream and churro bar

Scotland’s only ice cream and churro bar has confirmed it's opening a much anticipated second site. Situated on 157 Milngavie Road, Bearsden, near Glasgow, the...
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Social Bite hits the road with launch of new foodie pop-up

Social Bite Food, part of the Social Bite charity, has launched a new foodie pop-up just in time for a summer of outdoor events and...

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Sharks and 30ft waves: The deadly risks facing three Scots on a 14,000km Pacific row

For most people, shark-infested waters, mammoth waves, and fish that can pierce a boat’s hull would be the stuff of nightmares.  But for Jamie, Ewan,...
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Plans unveiled for new distillery to resurrect Ferintosh whisky on Black Isle

Plans for a new distillery on the Black Isle which will resurrect long lost Scottish whisky Ferintosh have been unveiled.  Ferintosh was once the largest...
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Plans for a distillery on banks of Loch Lomond given the go-ahead

Plans for a new distillery on the banks of Loch Lomond have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond Group has been given permission by Argyll...
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Producer’s Corner: RyeLaw, InchDairnie Distillery

When Fife based distiller InchDairnie launched RyeLaw, the world's first malted rye whisky, a few eyebrows were raised.  Inspired by the quintessentially American Rye whisky,...
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Once Upon a Time in Scotland: Hollywood legend Harrison Ford becomes the new face of Glenmorangie whisky

Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has become the new face of Glenmorangie whisky as he dons on kilt in a series of short films released to...
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A dram with Gordon Motion, Highland Park: ‘Highland Park 56 started back in 1968, it’s our oldest and rarest whisky’

Since its beginnings as a 'side-hustle' of church beadle and whisky smuggler Magnus ‘Mansie’ Eunson, Highland Park has been an iconic part of the global...

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